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The Illusion of Luck

About Chase

Author, speaker, operator, and advisor.

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Biography

Chase Sheffield grew up in rural Georgia, where his father ran an auto repair shop and his mother worked as a nurse. Together they raised Chase and his sister across both public school and, beginning in high school, a military prep school that would shape much of what followed.

He earned a degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering and a Juris Doctor, then stepped into a career that has since spanned consulting at Deloitte, serving as an officer in the Army Reserve, helping build multiple startup companies, and assembling a growing portfolio of business ventures. At the time of writing, he was serving as the Director of Operations at an energy development startup.

Chase wrote The Illusion of Luck to turn one persistent question into a framework others can apply to their own lives. Not from the mountaintop, but from the climb.

Career Timeline

Rural Georgia

Grew up learning the value of work in his father's auto repair shop.

University of Tennessee

Earned a BS in Industrial and Systems Engineering while commissioning into the Army Reserve.

Ohio State + Army Reserve

Completed a Juris Doctor at Ohio State Moritz while serving as an Army Reserve officer.

Deloitte

Strategy and transactions analyst at a Big Four firm.

Creekstone + Sheffield Firm

Director of Operations and Legal at an energy startup. Founded Sheffield Firm for capital, legal, and management consulting.

The Illusion of Luck

The framework that started as a question became a book.

Beyond the Book

Through Sheffield Firm, Chase provides management, legal, and capital consulting solutions for startups, SMBs, and growing companies.

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